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Ebionite : adj : of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion [syn: Ebionite]
(noun)
1: a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of
the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they
accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected St.
Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate
Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the
Church of Rome [syn: Nazarene, Ebionite]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ebionite : \E"bi*o*nite\, n. [Heb. ebyon[=i]m poor people.] (Eccl.
Hist.)
One of a sect of heretics, in the first centuries of the
church, whose doctrine was a mixture of Judaism and
Christianity. They denied the divinity of Christ, regarding
him as an inspired messenger, and rejected much of the New
Testament.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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